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Specialized Bottle Brushes? - 2/21/2011 9:52:49 AM    Wheelah23 Posts: 4300 Joined: 8/9/2010 From: Glen Ridge, New Jersey Status: offline Are there any tiny bottle brushes or very long ones that I can buy to clean hard to reach places in certain bottles? Somebody must make bottle brushes specifically for cleaning antique bottles. It's very hard to get dirt that's stuck in narrow-mouthed bottles or rectangular medicine bottles. Where can I buy such a thing? _____________________________ Looking for bottles from Glen Ridge, Montclair, Bloomfield, Orange, East Orange, West Orange, South Orange, and if I like 'em, any other bottles from Essex County NJ! Also Manahawkin NJ! Message me if you want to find them a new home. Post #: 1

RE: Specialized Bottle Brushes? - 2/21/2011 10:20:14 AM    mr.fred Posts: 2370 Joined: 4/11/2009 Status: offline I  picked  up a set of  Brushes  for  cleaning   Humming  Bird  feeders----5 different  sizes .i have had good  luck with them.   I  don't  know of  any special  brushes  just for bottles   _____________________________ Ah! Yesterday when i was young!!. (in reply to Wheelah23) Post #: 2

RE: Specialized Bottle Brushes? - 2/21/2011 1:30:40 PM    buzzkutt033 Posts: 1391 Joined: 12/17/2007 From: East Penn Township Pennsylvania Status: offline if you have a Harbor Freight in the area, they usually have an affordable assorted pack.. jim (in reply to mr.fred) Post #: 3

RE: Specialized Bottle Brushes? - 2/21/2011 3:07:11 PM    coboltmoon Posts: 581 Joined: 4/17/2009 Status: offline http://www.jennrog-collectables.com/bottle_brushes.htm I have used these brushes to clean many bottles. The metal can rub around the neck causing a rub mark that can be a pain to reclean. I guess I could put tape around the metal to avoid contact with the glass but have not tried. I would also recommend a thick copper wire that is thin enough to bend and reach tight spots and thick enough to rub and clean without bending out of shape. The diameter a little smaller then a pencil works great. One more recommendation Buy DAWN POWER DISSOLVER. The best cleaner on earth created by God himself. Attachment (1) _____________________________ Please visit my Ebay Bottle Store http://stores.ebay.com/CobaltMoon Old Antique Bottle Website http://oldantiquebottle.com (in reply to buzzkutt033) Post #: 4

RE: Specialized Bottle Brushes? - 2/22/2011 6:48:13 AM    madpaddla Posts: 4141 Joined: 12/29/2005 From: The great state of New England Status: offline Here is a great website I got many brushes from.  And pretty sturdy. Bottle Brushes _____________________________ Ebay stuff http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZspliffybigfeetQQhtZ-1 Best Radar from the VA - OH- ME. Excellent must SEE http://www.atmos.albany.edu/products/radarne/radarloop.htm (in reply to coboltmoon) Post #: 5

RE: Specialized Bottle Brushes? - 2/22/2011 6:10:00 PM    ncbred Posts: 1005 Joined: 6/20/2008 Status: offline http://www.bottlebooks.com/brushes.htm Bought the set of three from Digger Odell for $8. (in reply to madpaddla) Post #: 6

RE: Specialized Bottle Brushes? - 2/24/2011 2:06:23 PM    diggerdirect Posts: 275 Joined: 5/2/2010 From: New York State Status: offline A shotglass or two full of tumbling copper & a squirt of liquid soap swished about by hand works as well if not better than most brushes I've ever come across for the interior body of a bottle, a brush is handy for the necks still. Al _____________________________ DiggerDirect (in reply to ncbred) Post #: 7

RE: Specialized Bottle Brushes? - 2/24/2011 3:06:32 PM    Wheelah23 Posts: 4300 Joined: 8/9/2010 From: Glen Ridge, New Jersey Status: offline Where does one find this copper? I tried doing that with legos, but it didn't really work. _____________________________ Looking for bottles from Glen Ridge, Montclair, Bloomfield, Orange, East Orange, West Orange, South Orange, and if I like 'em, any other bottles from Essex County NJ! Also Manahawkin NJ! Message me if you want to find them a new home. (in reply to diggerdirect) Post #: 8

RE: Specialized Bottle Brushes? - 2/24/2011 4:31:17 PM    Clam Posts: 883 Joined: 11/8/2008 From: Baltimore Status: offline Just do a search for bottle brushes I found a company that has 570 different types of brushes and they sell them individually so you can get many different types. I have to look for the company name if I find it I will drop it on here for you. I can say that they are good because I bought 7 of them over a year ago and I still have all of them. _____________________________ Ok if were gonna dig it............. were gonna dig it all the way ! (in reply to Wheelah23) Post #: 9

RE: Specialized Bottle Brushes? - 6/8/2011 6:57:11 PM    andy volkerts Posts: 795 Joined: 1/10/2005 From: Sacramento, California Status: offline Really don't have to use copper, beach or aquarium sand  some water and a little vigorous hand shaking will clean up any dirt that a brush would get, and then some....Andy < Message edited by andy volkerts -- 6/8/2011 6:58:33 PM > (in reply to Wheelah23) Post #: 10

RE: Specialized Bottle Brushes? - 6/8/2011 7:09:37 PM    epackage Posts: 9911 Joined: 5/3/2009 From: Jersey Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: Wheelah23 Where does one find this copper? I tried doing that with legos, but it didn't really work. I just cut my own from scrap wire with a pair of wire cutters, it's a pain in the ass but when you're just sitting around doing nothing important you can cut enough to do a bottle, just a good handful will do...a piece of 12, 14, 16 or 18 gauge will do cut into short 1/8" pieces.. jIm _____________________________ I WANT PATERSON NJ BOTTLES !! Being NICE for the SAKE of OTHERS !!! (in reply to Wheelah23) Post #: 11

RE: Specialized Bottle Brushes? - 6/8/2011 7:10:07 PM    epackage Posts: 9911 Joined: 5/3/2009 From: Jersey Status: offline actually cleaning up one right now while watching the Yankee game... _____________________________ I WANT PATERSON NJ BOTTLES !! Being NICE for the SAKE of OTHERS !!! (in reply to epackage) Post #: 12

RE: Specialized Bottle Brushes? - 6/8/2011 8:04:34 PM    Wheelah23 Posts: 4300 Joined: 8/9/2010 From: Glen Ridge, New Jersey Status: offline Yankees suck! Go Sox! Anyway, since this post, I've discovered a great technique for cleaning the insides of bottles. Well, my mom came up with the idea, but don't let her know it's so ingenious! I take one of those tiny supermagnets that you put on magnetic boards, I wrap it in a paper towel, then I put it in the bottle. On the outside, I take another powerful magnet, but a bigger one, and put it next to the inside magnet. The force is strong enough that when I move the outside magnet, the inside magnet scrapes against the dirt. This actually works better than a brush, and it's more precise. _____________________________ Looking for bottles from Glen Ridge, Montclair, Bloomfield, Orange, East Orange, West Orange, South Orange, and if I like 'em, any other bottles from Essex County NJ! Also Manahawkin NJ! Message me if you want to find them a new home. (in reply to epackage) Post #: 13

RE: Specialized Bottle Brushes? - 6/8/2011 8:08:30 PM    epackage Posts: 9911 Joined: 5/3/2009 From: Jersey Status: offline I agree the Sawx have our number, that being said Go Yanks !! That's a cool idea for loose stuff Connor but for stuck on stuff the copper works great, I can also bring you a few pieces to the meeting and you can do some cutting for your needs...I cut a handful last year and I still use it today.... _____________________________ I WANT PATERSON NJ BOTTLES !! Being NICE for the SAKE of OTHERS !!! (in reply to Wheelah23) Post #: 14

RE: Specialized Bottle Brushes? - 6/8/2011 8:18:24 PM    cyberdigger Posts: 12319 Joined: 11/29/2008 From: I 195 @ US 9, NJ USA Status: offline Go Yanks, please!! I previously owned a 1960's era window washing kit, which exploited magnets for cleaning the exterior. It was a great idea, but a long hike down to the street every time the thing fell off.. far as cleaning bottles goes, I'm a cut copper and BKF lifer.. BEHOLD < Message edited by cyberdigger -- 6/8/2011 8:20:48 PM > (in reply to epackage) Post #: 15

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